My final project will address chronic absenteeism, school engagement, and school investment. In our school community, we sometimes refer to our students as falcons. For us, a falcon is our mascot, but it is also a student who is invested in their school community. It doesn't matter what kind of student you are, whether you are an A student or a student who struggles. Falcons are the students invested in making your school community safe and better. I aspire every student to be a Falcon. Engaging students and incentivizing schools with community events can help with investment and engagement. Students are more likely to attend school if investment and engagement are high. Last year, I came up with many events myself; some went well, and some flopped. Next year, I want to bring more student ideas to the table. I was thinking about creating a system where kids can put their ideas someplace to better understand what the students want to do.
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I think this is a great idea! When students are involved in the planning they are more likely to participate in the activity.
ReplyDeleteI like this idea as well. Attendance is a huge part of being present in school and engaged as a learner. Asking the students is a great idea. I hope your project turns out some good ideas for the next school year.
ReplyDeleteIf you solve the attendance problem ....that would be amazing. Christine
It is great that you want more student input on events. They will also be able to give you insight to what students want while gaining leadership and advocacy experience!
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